The Free Checking Restoration Act

FEATURED STORY: The Free Checking Restoration Act

Many banks that once offered free checking now impose fees on account holders. In The Wall Street Journal this week, John Berlau argues that new Federal Reserve rules and the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill have caused the end of free checking. So Berlau suggests that Congress make it up to consumers by introducing "The Free Checking Restoration Act."

SHAPING THE DEBATE

We've Been LaHood-winked on Transportation Mobility Grants That Push Big Green's Anti-Car Agenda
Marc Scribner’s op-ed in The Washington Examiner

Colorado’s Clean Air Clean Jobs Act Will Accomplish Neither

William Yeatman’s CEI OnPoint

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Ben Lieberman's CEI OnPoint

The Lord of the Tax Breaks

Iain Murray’s blog post on The Washington Examiner Blogs

Big Trucks May Face Fuel Consumption Regulations

Myron Ebell’s citation in USA Today

Acting on its Own, EPA Sets New Rules on Truck Emissions

Chris Horner’s citation in Investor’s Business Daily

CEI PODCAST

October 21, 2010: Regulating Every Room

CEI’s Senior Fellow in Environmental Policy Ben Lieberman explains how new energy regulations affect every room in your house, from the basement to the bathroom to the kitchen and beyond.

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